Health & Safety for Schools and Multi-Academy Trusts

McCormack Benson Health and Safety has taken a huge weight off our shoulders. They help us keep all our policies, audits, and evidence fully up-to-date, and their support with fire safety, health & safety, and risk assessments has been invaluable. They have gotten to know our staff and how we work, and really work with us to get things in place. What used to feel like overwhelming paperwork that pulled us away from day-to-day practice management has now been simplified into clear, manageable documentation. They make sense of standards that often feel ambiguous, and their secure online document storage means we can pull the evidence we need at a moment’s notice. It has transformed how we prepare for compliance and, in particular, for CQC inspections. The team are really great to work with.

MBHS (McCormack Benson Health and Safety) are Health and Safety advisers to a Naima JPS, a preparatory school in North West London. They were selected because they offer a “one-stop” service—advising on every aspect of Health and Safety, drafting all the required documents, notices, risk assessments, audits and action plans, and—if required—organising and chairing important meetings. In special situations, for example major building works, additional agreements can be made to cover any extra needs. All this makes the work of the school, and of the governors, much simpler and less stressful. Those who work at MBHS are professional, knowledgeable and highly approachable. They answer telephone calls promptly, which is a key factor when problems arise. Naima JP School has been using the Health and Safety service provided by MBHS since 2011, and has no hesitation in recommending the service to other schools.

MBHS offer a fantastic service that I would highly recommend. I feel that a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders with regard to all aspects of health and safety. They produce comprehensive reports that are of a very high standard, that inform Governing Bodies and OFSTED Inspectors of my school’s health and safety practice.

We employed the services of MBHS upon conversion to academy in February 2012. During this time we have undertaken 2 major capital build projects where MBHS’s support and professional expertise has been invaluable. MBHS regularly audits and reviews our health and safety procedures, giving advice and support where appropriate, freeing myself and other members of the SLT to focus on the education of the children. Their reports are thorough and meaningful and have helped support us through difficult periods of building work. They are approachable and knowledgeable and their advice is invaluable to the smooth running of our school.

MBHS were the only health and safety consultants to come in and say this is what we do and this is how we can help you. And that’s how it has been ever since!

MBHS do a fantastic job for us. I highly recommend them to any other company looking for a reliable professional outsourcing service; all I have to do is pick up the phone!

I really like working with MBHS, we are a great team. I find everyone I deal with helpful and they are always on hand if I need anything, which is very reassuring.

MBHS really have taken the stress out of an area that used to be such a concern - now I don’t mind it when someone mentions the words ‘health and safety’!

When you open and run a shed, one of the big concerns is always Health and Safety, never more so than now with the culture of injury lawyers and where there’s blame, there’s a claim. Few of us are qualified in this field and, if you look up health and safety on Google, you find so many rules and regulations, it doesn't really help. What most of us want is a common sense approach and this is what McCormack Benson offer